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Firian
Firian lost no time. Taking a horse and some provisions, he set out the next day. Only when he got closer did he consider that maybe Bard was right when he said it was stupid for him to go by himself.
But what better person to travel alone from the Academy to the capital? If Firian had brought someone else, they only would have slowed him down. Alone, he could make the journey in almost half the time it took him and Kiria to do it.
On his way, he’d received news from the Tanyu stationed in Raewhith to check on his father. No visible signs of abuse. The report couldn’t be true, or maybe it just didn’t matter if it were. His father had collected enough sins already in the past without new ones added on. On nights when Firian couldn’t sleep, he’d haunt his father’s dreams, droppi
